Medicine-case



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W. H. WARREN.

MEDIGINB CASE. No. 3`89,621. Patented Sept. 18, 1888.

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WILLIS HENRY VARREN, OF JOHNSONVILLE, NEWr YORK.

MEDICINE-CASE.

z531121CIIEICATIO'N forming part of Letters Patent No. 389,621I datedSeptember 18, 1888.

Application filed June B, 1888.

To all whom it may concern:

Be it known that I, WILLrs HENRY WAR- REN, a citizen of the UnitedStates, residing at J ohnsonville, in the county of Rensselaer and Stateof New York, have invented a new and useful Improvement in MedicineCases, of which the following is a specification.

My invention relates to an improvement in medicine-cases; and itconsists in the peculiar construction and combination of devices, thatwill be more fully set forth hereinafter, and particularly pointed outin the ciaims.

In the drawings, Figure l is a perspective View of a medicine-caseembodying my improvements, the lid and hinged side of the same beingopen. Fig. 2 is a vertical trans verse sectional view of the same. Fig.3 is a sectional view taken on the line x fr of Fig. 2. Fig. 4v is adetail perspective View of one of the vial-holders. g

A represents the box or ease, which is rectangular in form, and isprovided in one side with a series of longitudinal ascending steps,v B.One side of the case is hinged thereto at its lowcredge, and the saidhinged side C has its inner side upholstered, and is provided near itshinged edge with a iiange, D. The lid E of the case is hinged thereto,and the said lid is hollow and is provided with a longitudinal recess,F, and with a pair of shallow recesses orcompartments, G, which arecovered by a hinged inner lid, H.

I represents a series of vial-holders, each of which is stamped from asingle piece of sheet metal, one end of which is broadened, and the saidbroadened portion of the metallic sheet is bent to form an opensemi-cylindrical holder or socket, K, having side wings or ears, K', andadapted to receive the lower end of the medicine-vial. The projectingarm of the me tallic sheet is first bent at rightangles at a pointsomewhat below the lower ends of the wings or ears to form a bottomloop, M, and from the said loop projects a tongue or guard, N, which isbent at right angles to the said loop and is arranged in a verticalposition in front of the open side of the socket. The lower ends of thewings or ears being above the loop M, the latter has its' upper side en--t-irely unobstructed to enable areceiving-strap to pass over saidloops, as will be hereinafter described. The said holders are arrangedin Serial No. 276,491. (No model.)

series on the ascending steps in the case and on the ilange D, and aresecured in position thereto by means of the strips O of upholsteringmaterial, said strips passing over the loops M and being glued orotherwise secured firmly to the steps and iiange. When the vials areinserted in the sockets, the tongues or guards N bear against the outersides ot' the vials and retain them firmly in place in the holders andprevent them from becoming accidentally dislodged therefrom. ThesetongncsN also prevent the holders from slipping out under thesecuringstrip O. The function of the longitudinal recess G at the innerside of the hinged lid is to receive the upper ends of the vials on theuppermost step, so as to enable the lid to be closed snugly over the topofthe `case, as shown in Fig. 2.

i A medicine-case thus constructed is extremely simple, and enables thevials to be arranged very compaetly, thereby increasing the capacity ofthe case to a maximum extent.

Having thus described my invention, I claim- 1. The holder made from asingle piece of metal and having the socket provided with side ears orwings, K', the loop M, arranged at right angles to the socket at thelower end thereof, and below the wings or ears, and the tongue N at thefront end of the loop and at right angles thereto, substantially asdescribed.

2. rlhe holder made of sheet metal bent to form the open socket havingthe ears or wings K', the loop M at the lower end thereof, below saidears or wings, and the tongue or guard N, arranged in front of the opensocket, substantially as described.

3. The combination of the case, the vialholders arranged thereinA andhaving the nnobstrncted loops M at their lower ends, and the verticalguards or tongues at the front ends of the loops, and the strips O,passing transversely over said loops and secured to the bottom of thecase, substantially as described.

In testimony that I claim the foregoing as my own I havehereto affixedmysign'ature in presence of two witnesses.

W ILLIS HENRY WARREN.

Witnesses:

MAGGIE J. WARREN, CHARLES D. WARREN.

